Reports Report 348q (Event 348-2019)

Observer
Name Kayla C
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks It was so clear. I live near a small airport and thought for sure that I saw a small plane crashing and burning. I could clearly see fire. The ball was not fully on fire, it looked as if the beginning of the ball was not on fire and the middle to end was on fire leaving the very end looking as if it was not on fire. It looked as if the “plane” was on fire in the middle-end. The speed was fast enough for the experience to only last up to 20-30 seconds but slow enough to see fire and to think a plane was crashing.
Location
Address Seneca, SC
Latitude 34° 42' 36.74'' N (34.710205°)
Longitude 82° 52' 13.18'' W (-82.870328°)
Elevation 221.229294m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2019-01-21 00:30 EST
UT Date & Time 2019-01-21 05:30 UT
Duration ≈20s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 249°
Moving
Facing azimuth 125°
First azimuth 135°
First elevation 28°
Last azimuth 115°
Last elevation
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -5
Color Orange, Light Yellow, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -